Historical Events In February - 10

1950  On this day in history armen Tigran Tigranyan, composer, dies at 70   

1951  On this day in history "John & Marsha" by Stan Freberg peaks at #21   

1951  On February - 10 shah of Persia marries 19 year old Soraja Esfandiara Bakhtiari   

1951  On February - 10 joseph Bovet, composer, dies at 71   

1953  On February - 10 ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood & Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain   

1953  Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer & John Nicks of Great Britain on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA   

1953  Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA on this day in history.   

1954  Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam on February - 10.   

1954  Eisenhower warns against US intervention in Vietnam, saying it has potential to turn into a quagmire on February - 10.   

1954  Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree at the Australian War Memorial to mark the beginning of the Remembrance Driveway between Canberra and Sydney on February - 10.   

1954  On February - 10 ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy Great Britain   

1954  Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN on February - 10.   

1954  On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch Germany   

1954  Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US on February - 10.   

1956  On this day in history "My Friend Flicka" premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV   

1956  On this day in history elvis Presley records "Heartbreak Hotel" for RCA   

1957  Laura Ingalls Wilder, US author (Little House on Praries), dies at 90 on February - 10.   

1958  Billy Vine, actor (54th Street Revue), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1959  Dutch Princess Wilhelmina publishes "Lonely, but not alone" on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history tornado in St Louis kills 19 & injures 265   

1961  Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history captured American U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers is released by the U.S.S.R. in exchange for a Soviet spy held by the U.S.   

1962  Willem Paerels, Neth/Belgian painter/graphic artist, dies at 83 on February - 10.   

1963  On this day in history uS female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon   

1963  On this day in history uS male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz   

1964  Destroyer Voyager sinks off Australia after colliding with aircraft carrier Melbourne on February - 10.   

1965  On this day in history in Northwestern Iran a 5.1 earthquake occurred. At least 20 persons were fatally injured and thousands of houses destroyed in and near Bustanabad   

1966  Harmel government in Belgium resigns on February - 10.   

1966  Billy Rose, US theater producer (Diamond Horse Show), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1967  On February - 10 25th Amendment (Presidential Disability & Succession) in effect   

1968  On February - 10 "Spooky" by Classics IV hits #3   

1968  On February - 10 peggy Fleming wins Olympics figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France   

1968  On this day in history pitirim A Sorokin, Russian/US sociologist, dies at 79   

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1499  Thomas Platter, Swiss humanist (d. 1582) was born on February - 10.   

1524  Albrecht Giese, German politician and diplomat (d. 1580) was born on February - 10.   

1606  Christine Marie of France, regent of Savoy (d. 1663) was born on February - 10.   

1609  John Suckling, English Cavalier poet/dramatist/courtier was born on February - 10.   

1637  Henriette Catharina van Nassau, Dutch daughter of Frederik Henry was born on February - 10.   

1670  Norbert van Flowers, [Cephalus], Flemish painter was born on February - 10.   

1670  On this day in history birth of william Congreve, England, writer (Old Bachelor, Way of the World)   

1685  On February - 10 birth of aaron Hill, English playwright/poet (Tragedy of Zara)   

1126  On February - 10 death of william IX, Duke of Aquitaine, poet (b. 1071)   

1134  On this day in history robert III/II Curthouse, Duke of Normandy, dies   

1162  On February - 10 boudouin III, son of King Fulco of Anjou/husband of Theodora, dies   

1242  On this day in history death of emperor Shijō of Japan (b. 1231)   

1278  Death of Margaret II of Flanders (b. 1202) on February - 10.   

1482  Luca della Robbia, Italian sculptor (majolica reliefs), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1495  Death of William Stanley, Engl lord chamberlain, executed for conspiracy on February - 10.   

1567  On February - 10 death of lord Darnley Stuart, husband of English queen Mary, murdered